Heights, and The Art of Turning Back

Some primal lizard part of my brain will always scream High Places = Doom.

Sense of Place (Up a Mountain)

Finding some perspective on my nomadic life atop mountains overlooking Denali National Park.

Sharing is Caring

I am now the owner of two tents, all the easier to help people I love spend more time outdoors.

Saturn Returns Podcast Interview

The Saturn Returns Podcast features stories with a clear before and after. I discuss hiking the Appalachian Trail as a gay man and my new life in Alaska.

Becoming a Fairbanksan

Three weeks in Fairbanks down, many more to go. Between my college years in the cornfields of southern Ohio, several cross country drives, and the Appalachian trail passing through backwoods of 14 states, I appreciate the feel of small towns. I love big cities, but having all my needs contained within a 12 minute driving radius certainly has its charms.

Home

As my life circumstances continue to branch in unexpected directions, I’m working to find my place in the world; to locate the slot where my irregularly-shaped peg fits. I’ve crammed more living into the last three years than any other period of my life, and I’m reeling from the whiplash of constant transition.

The Trail Provides

I finished my thru hike over a year ago and the trail has yet to stop providing. This weekend, I move to Alaska to house sit for the winter. In many ways, this turn of events feels like a logical, direct extension of the AT.

The Appalachian Trail Provides Long After It Ends

Time Change

“Thru hiking taught me to accept each day, regardless of trail conditions, as an opportunity rather than a means to an end.” Hiking the Appalachian Trail redefined how I value my time.